Samalie
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I do cool FinTech things by day and tinker away on IDEs by night. When the mood is right, I also write. Here, you will find all the things I hope I've learned being twenty-something in beautiful Kampala. Hello and welcome to my website.
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The Things I Do
Aggregate

Aggregate helps Ugandan students find the tertiary program that's right for them.

BeautyGo

BeautyGo is Uganda's first digital service in the beauty industry, helping customers find beauty service providers that will deliver quality work on time.

Kwanu

I founded and run Kwanu where I review stories, especially those by and for people of color

Agandi

I am a mobile app developer at Agandi, the internet's most comprehensive directory of Ugandan tours and travel service providers, tours, places, reviews and more

Fun Projects
Work Experience
1 Topic 1 Current
Highlights
FlexiPay Wallet | PowerApps | The Innovation Challenge
February 2020 - Present

Applications Developer

Stanbic Bank Uganda
Full-time | Hybrid
I joined Stanbic Bank Uganda as a Graduate Trainee, where I am now an applications developer in the Engineering Department. In this role, I collaborate with other business functions and external partners of the Flexipay Wallet team to implement APIs that will deliver new exciting new services to our customers
2 Topic 2 Past
Highlights
Android | Laravel | Joomla
March 2019 - Present

Software Developer

Buildal
Part-time | Remote
I am a part-time software developer at Buildal, where I build cool websites (like this one!) in Joomla, and web applications in Laravel. I especially love building awesome Android apps that have top-notch features like Android's Jetpack Library, Google Maps, Firebase and Google's Material Design components
3 Topic 3 Past
Highlights
Leadership | Web Development | Hardware
June 2018 - August 2018

Internship

Uganda Bureau of Statistics
On-Site | Internship
I interned at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, where I was elected coordinator and representative of the interns that year. I also gained first-hand experience in website and database programming tasks using HTML, CSS and PHP. This role also entailed hardware installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
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Address
Kampala, Uganda
Mail
piwan.summerlee@gmail.com